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Today is Tuesday, November 8th, the 312th day of 2022. There are 53 days left in the year. It is Dunce Day, Abet and Aid Punsters Day, Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day, National Cappuccino Day, National Harvey Wallbanger Day, and World Radiography Day.
On This Day
In 1861, the USS San Jacinto stopped the British mail ship Trent and arrested two Confederate envoys, sparking a diplomatic crisis between Washington and the United Kingdom.
In 1889, Montana was admitted as the 41st state.
In 1895, while experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovered electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range that came to be called X-rays.
In 1923, during the Beer Hall Putsch, Adolf Hitler unsuccessfully led the Nazis in an attempt to overthrow the German government.
In 1939, Adolf Hitler narrowly escaped the assassination attempt of Georg Elser while celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch.
In 1950, U.S. Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown, while piloting an F-80 Shooting Star, shot down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first all-jet dogfight in history.
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